The 52 members of the caucus have requested a total of 764 earmarks that add up to $1,049,783,150. Cool, that “redistribution of wealth” isn’t such a bad thing after all.

The vice president of Citizens Against Government Waste called them out on their double standard:

“It's disturbing to see the Tea Party Caucus requested that much in earmarks. This is their time to put up or shut up, to be blunt. There's going to be a huge backlash if they continue to request earmarks.”

Nah. By the time the next election rolls around, the public will have long forgotten about this. Either that, or it’ll be Obama’s fault.

And here’s another example of the contempt politicians have for their constituents. The State of California has a $6 billion deficit. Meanwhile, California lawmakers have an annual $5 million car allowance. And it’s all courtesy of those lowly taxpayers whose services have been cut to the marrow.

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"Nah. By the time the next election rolls around, the public will have long forgotten about this. Either that, or it’ll be Obama’s fault."

Exactly right. And in the meantime, those teabaggers will go back to their states and districts and brag about the good things they're doing for the people — meaning for most of them the same dim wits who voted them into office to cut government spending for anything but wars, whatever the corporations want and the rich want, and backscatter radiation doses for hapless air travelers.

What a shame it will be if the American experiment in democracy fails because it turns out so many Americans were too stupid to know and vote in their own best interest.